Hunted by Rimilod (PG-13)

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Fandom: The Sentinel
Pairing: none
Length: 50K
Author on LJ: dolimir_k 
Author Website: at Wolfpup’s Den

Why this must be read: It’s an edgy take on what is only hinted at in canon.

The author’s summary reads: “What would it take for Blair to use his knowledge of sentinels against Jim?” An interesting question, because in the show we see Blair as the steadfast friend and sidekick. Yet sometimes Jim lashes out at Blair irrationally, and we wonder why. When you stop to think about it, Blair wields enormous power through his singular knowledge of Jim’s gifts.

Could Jim’s greatest fear not be of abandonment (Blair writes his diss and then leaves), but of betrayal? And what would make loyal Blair use that knowledge against Jim?

Hunted

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Comments

[dolimir-k.livejournal.com]

Awww. Now this brightened my day when I came home! Thanks for the rec.

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Oh, it was a pleasure to read and recommend. Thank you for all the enjoyment you've given me through the years.

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

Did you ever do a sequel to this one? I've got a lot of your stories saved, but I don't remember ever seeing a continuation of Hunted, and I've always wondered what happened when/if his father tracked Blair down.

[dolimir-k.livejournal.com]

No, I never did. Technically, the story was about Blair using Jim's senses against him. I had to give Blair a real reason to do that and the only thing I could come up with was to protect Naomi. A sequel would have diverged away from that main theme. There was also the fact I couldn't quite work out what would happen if he did actually track down Blair. Sorry.

I should open my Sentinel stories up to fandom. Let them write sequels. It seems a lot of my Sentinel stories should have had a bit more to them. But I'm doubtful I'll actually go back and write them myself.

[bluewolf458.livejournal.com]

Okay - just write some new ones! :-)

[magician113.livejournal.com]

I heartily agree with Bluewolf -- as long as you write I don't care if it's new ones or old ones revisited, or whatever. I actually just read Metropolitan Sentinel and am so happy you're playing in TS again. I hope it the start of another long successful collaboration between your muse and you. Brava.

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Isn't that the way of it? Any good story, no matter how short or long, makes us wonder what happened next. I expect it's a double-edged sword for the writer -- a great compliment that people are so intrigued, but a great burden when they are done with it but their readers are not!

[chriselora55.livejournal.com]

Thoroughly enjoyed this story.

Thank you for sharing

[magician113.livejournal.com]

\0/\0/\0/ I'm so glad. Thanks for letting me know.